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Title

Villars Symposium 2016 - «NON-coding RNAs: function and evolution»

Dates

12-14 September 2016

Organizer(s)

Prof. Yves Poirier, University of Lausanne (CH)

Prof. Ana Marques, University of Lausanne (CH)

Prof. Tanja Schwander, University of Lausanne (CH)

Speakers

Dr. Ana Eulalio, Univerity of Würzburg (DE)

Prof. Caroline Dean, John Innes Center, Norwich (UK)

Dr. Brian Gregory, University of Pennsylvania (US)

Prof. David Baulcombe, University of Cambridge (UK)

Dr. Ramesh S. Pillai, EMBL Grenoble (FR)

Prof. Chung-I Wu, University of Chicago (US)

Dr. Lingling Chen, Shanghai Intsitutes for Biological Sciences (CN)

Dr. John Rinn, Harvard (US)

Prof. Torben Jensen, Aarhus University (DK)

Dr. Igor Ulitsky, Weissmann Institute (IL)

Description

In the last decade, the diversity and role of non-coding RNAs (e.g. RNAs that are that are not coding for proteins) has considerably expanded. Multitude of non-coding RNAs are now known to play key roles in a number of biological processes required for cell viability and function, in both prokaryotes and eukaryote. Analysis of the cell transcriptome reveals that genomes are pervasively transcribed to generate many additional RNAs, raising questions as to their function and contribution to evolutionary processes.

 

The aim of the 2016 Villars Symposium on "Non-coding RNAs: function and evolution" is to provide an interdisciplinary look at the roles and evolution of non-coding RNAs in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. An outstanding list of speakers will be discussing the latest advancement in the evolution and roles of various non-coding RNAs, including microRNAs, piRNAs, long-non-coding RNAs and circular RNAs, in both prokaryotes, animal and plants.

 

The symposium is targeted to participants of all four CUSO programs in biology, namely Staromics, Plant Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Ecology and Evolution. The symposium will include both lectures by invited experts in the fields and discussions in smaller groups (journal club format) in order to promote dynamic exchanges between students and experts of different disciplines and close contacts with the invited speakers.

 

PROGRAM

 

Monday September 12, 2016

13:45-14:00 - Welcome
14:00-15:00 - Ana Eulalio, MicroRNAs as novel players in bacterial pathogen-host interaction
15:00-16:00 - David Baulcombe, Paramutation and mobile silencing RNA in plants
16:00-16:30 - Coffee break
16:30-18:30 - Journal Club sessions 1-2
19:00-20:30 - Dinner
20:30-21:30 - Student's quick talks

 

Tuesday September 13, 2016

08:00-09:00 - Brian Gregory, Global analysis of RNA-protein interactions and RNA secondary structure in plants
09:00-10:00 - Chung-I Wu, Tigers eat rabbits - How microRNAs stabilize gene regulatory networks
10:00-10:30 - Coffee break
10:30-11:30 - Lingling Chen, Circular RNAs
11:30-12:30 - Torben Jensen, Sorting RNA for function decay
12:30-13:30 - Lunch
13:30-17:00 - Free time for hiking and other activities
17:00-19:00 - Journal Club sessions 3-6
19:00 Dinner

 

Wednesday September 14, 2016

08:00-09:00 - Caroline Dean, Sensing and remembering winter
09:00-10:00 - John Rinn, Three and four dimensional dynamics of lncRNA localization
10:00-10:30 - Coffee break
10:30-12:30 - Journal Club sessions 7-10
12:30-14:00 - Lunch
14:00-15:00 - Ramesh Pillai, Genome defense by germline small RNAs
15:00-16:00 - Igor Ulitsky, Evolution and modes of action of long noncoding RNAs

 

END OF MEETING

Location

Villars-Sur-Ollon

Map

Map

Evaluation

Full attendance and active participation

Information

When?

12-14 September 2016

 

Where?

Eurotel Victoria, Villars-sur-Ollon

Expenses
Registration fees

 

CUSO-members: none

 

External participants: ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RESERVATION OF THEIR OWN ACCOMODATION. 350 CHF registration fees cover coffee breaks, meals with drinks and access to the conference for the three days of symposium. For more information please contact the coordinator Debora Zoia at [email protected].

Registration

Through the website of the Doctoral Program in Molecular Plant Sciences

Places

50

Deadline for registration
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